'Duck Dynasty' Star Trashes Gays In Recorded Homophobic Sermon

Just in case you thought 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson's public homophobic comments were limited to his GQ interview, TMZ has gotten its hands on a video recording of a particularly vitriolic sermon that Robertson delivered in Pennsylvania prior to joining the series.

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Robertson states in the sermon:

"First they say, 'There is no God. Get him out of your mind. Then they bow down to birds, animals and reptiles, and each other. And the first thing you see coming out of them is gross sexual immorality. They will dishonor their bodies with one another, degrade each other. Uh, is that going on in the United States of America? Look around. God's not there... And boy is there some immorality going on around here. Does it get worse?

"Women with women, men with men, they committed indecent acts with one another, and they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversions.

They're full of murder, envy, strife, hatred. They are insolent, arrogant, God-haters. They are heartless, they are faithless, they are senseless, they are ruthless. They invent ways of doing evil. That's what you have 235 years, roughly, after your forefathers founded the country. So what are you gonna do Pennsylvania? Just run with them? You're doing to die. Don't forget that."

Well. That practically makes his GQ statements seem polite.

TMZ speculates that A&E had to have known about Robertson's controversial stance on gays prior to him being hired. What do you think??

The bible: written by men-men whose opinions were a product of their culture and time in history. Other men(and women)submitted writings that were not included, mainly because the group of men in charge of compiling these books into "God'sWord" felt these writings didnt reflect what they were trying to bring forth in their new religion. Most Christians don't know the Bible, or the history of its formation. Most sadly, many Christians don't have the love of Christ in their hearts. I do try to keep that love inside my heart and more importantly, share it with others along the way.. And yes , I am gay, and God made me.

I love when people "speak their peace" and tell people to get over it BUT they remain anonymous.

Why people watch these people and find them interesting is beyond me. I believe that if you have nothing better to do than sit at home and watch hours of staged, "semi-scripted and forced "real life" television, you should most likely look into what you can be doing as a human being to maybe help others and spend your time more wisely. There are sick children to read to at hospitals, Animal rights groups to help out at, homeless shelters to volunteer at. There is nothing TO GET OVER but how ridiculous it is that we even know this idiots name. Write to A & E tell them how you feel.

I am saddened that closed mindedness still persists in our culture. Freedom of speech is a right but we have a responsibility when we become "public figures" to keep things positive and not to cause hurt or hate to our fellow man /woman .

WOW, how people have taken this WAY out of context! Yes he said "Women with women, men with men, they committed indecent acts with one another, and they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversions.

But then what he said after in a different (paragraph) Had to do with ALL people, we all sin, those are way's that we ALL sin. He WAS NOT saying that to or pointing to just one group (homosexuals), He was saying what the Bible tells us, that we ALL fall short of the Glory of God and do these sins:

They're full of murder, envy, strife, hatred. They are insolent, arrogant, God-haters. They are heartless, they are faithless, they are senseless, they are ruthless. They invent ways of doing evil. That's what you have 235 years, roughly, after your forefathers founded the country. So what are you gonna do Pennsylvania? Just run with them? You're doing to die. Don't forget that."

These are the sins of all MANKIND! That means ME, YOU & Everybody, whether we believe in God or we don't, we ALL sin!

The comments by so many Christians's are just another reason I am proud that I am an Atheist. I have the ability to show compassion and morality without being a prick to people because a book tells me its wrong. I am free to think for myself and make my own assessments on what is and is not moral. So much bigotry and senseless inhumanity spewed by people who claim to be peaceful followers of Christ.

Any opposing viewpoint against Christianity is seen as being "hateful" which is ironic coming from a book that claims it will cast out all the "sinners" to eternal torment and deny them access to the kingdom of heaven. Not really a bad thing since your god is kind of an egomaniacal prick.

Why do atheists often seem like we are angry? Perhaps because we look upon how Christians treat humanity. We watch as you spew your own bigoted hatred across the world because its written in your book. You rely on false beliefs to prey upon people and shout your disgust for anything your bible says is wrong, while hiding behind your actions because you claim it is your "right" to practice your religion.

You say you are "god fearing Christians", which is a phrase that has baffled me. If your god is so loving as you claim he is, would you really need to fear him? Think about it.

LISTEN HERE YOU NEED TO READ MORE BECAUSE THE BIBLE ALSO SAYS IF YOU ASK FOR JESUS TO COME AND WASH YOU OF YOUR SINS YOU CAN GO TO HEAVEN GOD ISANT A PRICK !!!! GOD IS LOVE AND HE CARES ABOUT EVERY ONE THATS Y HE SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR US SO WE COULD BE WITH HIM

Yes he has the right to say what he wants as we all do and as such what we say has a price. The bible says life and death are in the tongue. It means that what we say to others and ourselves either build up(life) or tear down(death). If he wants to teach sin consciousness then he needs to be aware that he himself commits a sin every time he eats squirrel, pig, and any other unclean meat. When he does then he must remove himself from the congregation until the following sunset. Jesus came for us ALL and gave up His Grace so that we can be seen as clean before God and reside in this Grace at all times. He came and fulfilled the law which means that when we sin(all sin is equal from a lie, to murder, to eating unclean meat) it is covered by His sacrifice and resurrection. No this doesn't give us the right to go sin happy and commit them without thinking there is a penalty for them. So if I lie the penalty is that I will eventually will get caught in it, if I murder, the penalty is jail/death row. These so called men of God teach sin consciousness instead of grace consciousness. Jesus came so that we might be able to come to God without coming to a priest. Jesus is our High Priest, who was tempted in all sin and didn't sin. He intercedes with God on our behalf. We will ALL give an account to God for our lives. How will these so called men and women of God account for all the souls they lost for God with such speech. So if we are pure evil because of one sin(LBGT), then we are all evil since all sin is equal in the eyes of God and therefore unworthy of heaven. Teach the Love of God, The Grace and Righteousness that Jesus gave up so that we may reside in, Love, Grace, AND Righteousness. I believe in God! I know and believe in Jesus and what He did on my behalf! Yes at this time I am raging against God, that does mean I hate Him or don't believe in Him and His Son and the Holy Spirit, nor have I forgotten all that They has done for me, AND yes I am gay. Jesus came for us ALL, no matter where you or me came from or what you and I have done. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are LOVE!

THTS NOT TRUE IN THE NEW TESTMENT GOD SAYS EAT WHAT HE GIVES YOU ITS IN GENESIS 9:3 EVERY MOVING THING THAT LIVES SHALL BE FOOD FOOD FOR YOU AND AS I GAVE YOU THE GREEN PLANTS I GIVE YOU EVERYTHING. SO THERE FORE YOUR WRONG ABOUT THT AND THEY NEED TO BE TAUGHT ABOUT WHAT THERE DOING WRONG NOT JUST GRACE AND YOU SHOULDNT HATE GOD THTS VERY BAD IDEA AND BEING GAY IS A SIN SO YOU NEED TO REPENT FOR THT BEFORE U SAY MR PHIL IS SINING WHEN HE ISANT COMMING THE SIN OF EATING UN CLEAN MEAT

Oh yeah ..... The people crying about free speech this week are the same ones that were trying to force me to say "Merry Christmas" last week.

The larger question is, is ol' Phil's faction of Evangelical Fundamentalism one that donates to NOM and other anti-gay zealots who manipulated the Uganda political system and brought anti-gay hysteria into law leading to being a gay a crime carrying a life sentence in prison? Not to forget; murder, torture, oppression, and if you happen to be a reasonably attractive gay girl, corrective rape & sexual slavery?

If that's the case, it could well be A&E is just trying to avoid the fall-out of such a move Chick-Fill-A suffered for supporting THAT kind of Christian kindness .....

i think sometimes people who are constantly in the lime light tend to forget what comes out of their mouths is not easily forgotten.Yes we do all have freedom of speech,but if you don't want to suffer the consequences maybe you should just shut up.i have gay friends i have never held it against them it is their life it is just not the kind of life i want for myself i love them all the way they are.And the ones that preach about being gay and going to Hell have not read the entire Bible for it also says: If man is born gay he shall be saved,but if man made him that way he shall not be saved

Being "born gay" is just an excuse. Everyone is born a sinner, some just choose to sin in different ways. Sexual immorality is one. ANY sin separates us from God. People just need to stop pretending that it's ok. Well. I'll just stick to my favorite saying. "Love the sinner. Hate the sin." Have a wonderful day.

Every human being has the right to express his belief, his opinion, his thoughts. Just as you do. If his belief is that then he has every right just as you have the right to indulge in your own life. I have a right to believe in what I want to believe. If this is what America stands for FREEDOM then no one has a right to say anything about what I believe. I could care less what gay people do behind closed doors, I don't care that is your life. But do not force your life and belief on me and tell me I have to accept because to do so you take my freedom away, my rights away. I have every right not to accept your way of life. I don't hate you, I hope you are happy but I shouldn't be subjected or forced to accept something that I don't believe in, its that simple.

You can go ahead and do what you want, you are protected by the courts. Your way of life is accepted by the government, your way is accepted by corporations, you can get married, you can do what you want. However you will never be accepted by the Church or by Christian beliefs and that is something you must accept if that is your way of life.

What you do as I said I don't care. But just as you are protected and have the right I also am protected by the Constitution of the United States to express my freedom of speech. I have the right to speak out against any subject that I oppose. If I choose to speak out against democrats , my right. If I choose to speak out Obamacare, my right. If I chooses to speak out against Captain Crunch again my right. I have that freedom and right, and that is what Duck Dynasty's Phil did. Now because he did he loses his job, he cannot say his belief. His rights have been stripped, he has been discriminated against, he has now faced a modern day religious persecution and there is no other way to put that.

Now from what I said above you will say I am a homophobic, I am a hater, I am someone who must be a religious freak. I will completely deny that. My brother is gay. My sister in law my wife's sister is a lesbian who by the way is raising three great kids. We love them all. The kids are doing great and we're a happy family. However I still do not accept that way of life and they know that and understand that. I am not going to change my belief no one will ever convince me of that. Again I should be given the right and freedom to believe that without having someone tell me I must abide or I must accept because then my freedom and rights have been taken away.

Your implicit bias is clear. For as much as you don't want the gay community forcing beliefs on you, I suspect it is more so Christianity that is forcing its beliefs on this country. You can't have it both ways; many atrocities have been committed 'in the name of God' ...

Freedom of speech has nothing to do with a private organization firing someone over making statements like this in a widely-circulated print publication. It only applies to the government. You are free to say whatever you wish, which Phil did. Nobody stopped him or taped his mouth preventing him from talking. Now, A + E is exercising their own right as a private company to send this idiot packing.

Again, there you go. Why is he an idiot? Only because he does not agree with you? You freely call him an idiot and think nothing of it. Nowhere in his statement did he attack you or being gay, he did not say he didn't like fags which would be an attack, he only stated his opinion on what he thought was sinful and that is a extra marital life sex, that is his belief and he has every human right to express it if he is asked which he was by GQ.

You know I for one am glad he said it. Not because of what he said but because of what he didn't say. At least he was truthful in his beliefs, he did not lie or state that he agrees and accepts anyones way of life whatever that may be. Because to do so in public and then in private state otherwise would have made him a hypocrite. He is who he is right or wrong, his opinion whether one likes it or not is his opinion and again I believe no one in this country should be chastised or persecuted for their personal belief, this includes everyone in this forum.

I have not heard one convincing argument from anyone in this forum that justifies why he can't state his opinion without his freedom and rights to do so taken away. I only read a very defensive position and closed mindedness here in this forum but I understand the strong feelings.

He's an idiot because his comments were absolutely judgmental + derogatory. I don't have to mince my words about how I feel about this guy just like he didn't (apparently) have to mince his, since you're so in support of people freely expressing themselves. Besides which, I'm not calling him an idiot simply for those comments, but also his hateful 'sermon' against gays + his comments about blacks pre-civil war. Please, do stop commenting. Later.

I hope your brother and sister in law have the good sense to not include your "love" in their lives. And, I hope for their children they will live in a world where there aren't conditions for the love from their "families".

You see that is the type of response I expect. You have no clue of my relationship with my sister in law or my brother. But you jump to that. We have a great relationship. I watch and play with their kids. We watch football games together. We enjoy all things that families enjoy. I do not preach to them about their lifestyle what they chose is their business I respect that and they respect my opinion. But I have the right to disagree with that lifestyle. It has nothing to do with how much I love them. Just as my other brother living with his girlfriend I don't agree with that lifestyle either but its his life. I'm not going to demand he marry the girl. Do I hate any of them, NO, I would put my life up to protect all of them. .

What I don't understand is why do you demand that I accept your chosen lifestyle? Why must you flaunt this lifestyle in public with signs and say that I must accept and agree with you or there is consequences, what gives you that right? I do not demand that you respect me, I don't hold a sign and say I am married and that you must acknowledge that. I do not demand that you must accept my church and religion. I do not thrust my way of life on anyone with any demands.

I think that we can agree that we will never agree to each others opinion but both of us have that right of opinion whether in private, in forums or in public. We are given this right by the Constitution of this country. There should be no consequences for freedom of thought or speech because to do so is dangerous.

Mike your thoughts are well presented and you continue to use tact and class with your response. While I don't agree with what you believe, I certainly believe you have the right to your beliefs. But I will throw this at you.......why is that the conservatives shove Christianity into peoples' faces with their signs? Why do we have to accept YOUR lifestyle? I'll tell you why. Because we live in America and we are all free to believe what we want and along with free speech, free to speak out own truth. The issue here lies within the fact that Phil is a public figure who works for a private organization - regardless of his beliefs, which he is free to share, the network is free to not stand behind him and his beliefs - you see, that's capitalism at its finest. I respect you because you hold your ground and you are not attacking anyone. Some of these people could learn an immense amount from you. I see what you're saying, but I don't feel like Phil's freedom of speech was squanched at all.....he can say what he wants whenever he wants STILL....the only difference is that the Network has taken a stand on their beliefs, just like Phil did.

You (and he) have every right to your opinions. However, when you choose to voice those opinions in public, you also accept the consequences that go with that right.

Additionally, saying that you "don't accept that way of life", is the same as saying that you don't accept the black or Latin "way of life". To be clear, one is either gay or not gay, in the same way as one is either black, Asian, Latin or any other race. We are all, simply, what we are. I am a gay man. I exist. That is not for you to accept or not. It is fact.

Yes, you do exists, that is a fact. Yes you chose this life. I am sure as a young boy or girl or young man or woman you were confused with your thoughts I don't know how you hard it was to go through that. In the end you chose a lifestyle that you live now. When I say lifestyle I'm not talking about sexual attraction. That is the key point of this. Extramarital sex is a sin in the eyes of the church. Whether that is between man man, woman woman, man woman, man man woman, woman woman man it is unacceptable in the eyes of most religions. I am a religious person I live by that which again is my right and freedom to do. That is what Phil did when talking to GQ they asked his opinion on sin he expressed his opinion. You say if he says that in public he must live with the consequences, why should there be consequences in a free society where you have that right? What you're saying is he does not have any right. You have the right to express your opinion and sexual orientation. Should I say you can live your way of life but you better not tell us in public about it or else there will be consequences. If I said that the story would be bigger than Duck Dynasty's Phil.

OK - I have to comment on this as well - you continue to say that our lifestyle is a choice - I'm sorry to say that the ONLY choice is that we have chosen to be our authentic selves. It is the same for you. You choose to live YOUR authentic self. I don't choose this lifestyle, it is who I am - there was no choice involved - if I were forced to live a heterosexual life, it would be akin to you being forced to live a homosexual life - it's not natural to our own individual person. Regardless of what religions believe, there is still tolerance and love in abundance within our world. I hope that at some point you learn that this "choice" you speak of, is only a smitten of the pain and anguish we go through on our road to truly accepting and loving who we are. Like I said earlier, you are a good man - I can tell. I respect you for being who you are. In turn, respect others for who they are - without passing judgment - without thinking that you have to "disagree" with peoples' lifestyles - for in the end, we are all human beings, who breathe the same air and love in the same way

IT WASN'T RIGHTFULLY SO YOU IDIOT HE WASN'T BEING HATEFUL OR ATTACKING ANY BODY HE WAS PREACHING A SERMON !!!!! IF MR PHIL DIDN'T TELL ALL Y'ALL THAT BEING GAY IS A SIN THEN HE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE WITH GOD. MR PHIL WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT BEING GAY IS SINNING HE WAS TELLING Y'ALL THE OUT RIGHT TRUTH AND NONE OF Y'ALL LIKE IT!!!!

why do you have to attack and call names to get your point across? Can't you communicate with real thoughts, founded on beliefs rather than name calling? Unfortunately, ignorance uses comments like yours because you cannot elaborate on why you feel the way you feel. I'm sorry for you

Obviously I've heard freedom of speech, I am currently using that right. The difference is I'm doing it in a respectful Way even to a bigot. He can think what he wants but who asked him? And honestly anyone who thinks what he thinks about gay people is wrong and he would be a sinner by the Bible for judging which clearly stated in the Bible. Read those Scriptures for yourself instead of someone telling you there interpretations which usual on this Topic are wrong.

YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!! HE ISN'T JUDGING !!!!! HE WAS TELLING YOU WHAT YOUR DOING WRONG !!!!! THT IS HIS JOB TO TELL YOU IF HE DIDN'T TELL YOU WHAT GODS WORD SAYS AND THAT YOU ARE SINNING BY BEING GAY HE WILL GET IN TROUBLE IF YOU SIN AND DON'T REPENT FOR IT YOU WILL GO TO HELL!!!! BECAUSE WHEN U REPENT AND ASK JESUS TO SAVE YOU HIS BLOOD WASHES YOU CLEAN OF YOUR SINS

It does not mean that i hate God because I'm Gay. After all he made me this way. I help people for a living everyday and I thank god for blessing me with that gift everyday. You are not supposed to judge people either but he is clearly doing that in his statement. God is the one who has that right and nobody else. You need to read leviticus and exodus again. Know your facts and don't go by the judgmental ignorance you hear and read it first hand. We do not judge heterosexuals so why is it right to judge us. we are who we were created to be. Stop the hate and grow up.

To say this about any person or group of individuals is completely ludicrous. People can believe in their form of God and still be true to themselves. To think this was said to a group of people proves his point that the world is full of hatred. It is the hatred from small minded people who spew their personal views as truth.

You people are ignorant morons! I'm sure he ain't the only person to preach a sermon like this. Most Christian folk don't agree with homosexuality, so duh....they are gonna preach against it. Grow up! Homosexuality is a sin...there fore people of Christianity are going to preach against it. Get over yourselves...

His racism, sexism and homophobia are just a small part of his brand of evil.
He lies about the message of Christ, and he follows the religion in a way that Christ declared was for "Liars and Hypocrites." He is blasphemous.

The show should have been removed and fined an long time ago for their crimes against nature: plundering bee hives and blowing up beaver dams is not sport; it is malicious mischief.

You are evil if you think Phil is evil...he is a god fearing country man WITH VALUES! Sorry if that is against your belief...it is his belief and his right to believe that way. Go shove your comment where the sun don't shine...

In a few more years he will be nothing but worm food. Not even worried about what some random piece of trash has to say about us. Bet you he has never even made it off US soil to experience the real world.

all he is saying in a nut shell is that this country went to hell in a hand basket. theres so much hate in everyone. you have the lies from people in congress to the sexual cases of the churches to protesters at funerals. it's his opinion if he likes the acts of same-sex couples or not is it any different if it would have been on abortion instead why ruin him as a person or a show on freedom of speech. nothing was made over Jersey shore show which was nothing but a bunch of drunken kids sleeping with everything and everyone. let him live in freedom which is what this country is to be about..

Is that right? You think that's all he is saying? Listen and read again. He is saying that homosexuals are the purveyors of evil - they are filled with hatred - they are the ones who make up sin.

He can say or believe whatever he wants - and A&E can decide not to support a bigot such as this guy. He just needs to keep flapping his furry lips all he wants and we'll see how far it gets him. Keep on Keepin on......

And there's something really wrong with a straight man who thinks about gay sex as much as you do! In my experience real straight men never think about gay sex, and if they do it has no effect because they really couldn't care less. And you hang out on gay websites too!ybe you should try to figure out why you are so obsessed with gay sex

Where do these people get there facts from i dont understand in 2013 we still have this much hatred. All i can do is pray for him and his family that the Lord will open there eyes and see that we are human. I believe the Lord put use here to try to get people like this to learn to love there fellow people.

Really!!! I believe there is a God, I am not filled with hatred, nor am I arrogant. I love God, I pray to him every night. How are we heartless? There is many of us that give to charity or volunteer at homeless shelters. I do believe that I am created by him and put on Earth for a reason. I got a shirt the other day from one of my good friends and it says; The first real day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own, and no one else's. No apologies, no excuses, no regrets.Rely on no one, blame no one, hate no one. This amazing journey called life is yours, and you alone are responsible for the quality. this is the day you life begins. I do not hate Phil for saying those hurtful things, am I hurt that Phil thinks that all gays are heartless, arrogant, God-haters? Yes I am..